This morning my wife got angry because I didn't get the kids up by 6:30. The kids were ready by 6:50 which was 25 minutes before they needed to leave. Later in the morning she griped at me about it and I argued back. I didn't get too angry but I had to be assertive. I had to resist being resentful and leave things be once I had stated my point of view once. I had to let go of any desire for her to be convinced of my way.

It was a good day but I felt aimless again even though I did home maintenance tasks.

Two guys from the twelve step fellowship called but I wasn't able to talk to them as I was busy with the family.

Today I thought about Jesus' authority from today's scripture readings. The sermons I read spoke of his deep confidence in the truth of what he spoke but the thing that gets me is that we cannot fully comprehend just how astonishing his prophecy must have been because he spoke with the sort of mastery of revelation that exceeded the priest and scribes. Only teachers of the highest order had this sort of insight and only after a lifetime of learning and preaching. And Jesus didn't come from the learned class of people.

This evening the whole family took a drive scouting a location for a birthday party. I enjoyed the time in conversation with my wife

Tonight my wife got angry with me because I didn't agree with a punishment for my son because he went around the block to a friends house and because he was talking to me before bed. I had to agree to disagree.

Thanks be to God.